Posted by writepic on October 31, 2006 at 10:43 AM
hi all,
here's another image of the partner shrimps at play. this time
a red mouth grouper, named for obvious reasons. the groupers are usually in pairs, and as far as i can see are present in all glassfish (yellow sweeper) communities. i'm not sure if the glassfish attract the groupers or vice versa. the glassfish provide the gruopers with a meal, and the groupers provide protection from maruading jacks. these shrimps benefit from the protection and can be found in large numbers and different varieties on glass fish pinnacles. here a partner shrimp is cleaning his guardians teeth.
hope you like.
105 macro at probably 50 mm and probably 125th @ f8. two strobes, but one blocked by the reef
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Posted by John Gardner on October 31, 2006 at 2:55 PM
Lordy! That's different. Looks like it could do with a little more contrast but super shot nonetheless.
John
Posted by Tim Munsey on November 1, 2006 at 6:46 AM
Is this with the 105 VR macro? Would VR be good underwater? A lady gave a talk at my photo society on underwater stuff it seems quite a challenge.
Tim
Posted by writepic on November 1, 2006 at 11:07 AM
hi tim,
no it's not with VR. strangely enough, although currents or surge move you about underwater, the water surrounding the camera has a steadying effect on vibration. it's quite possible to go as low as 1/20th handheld and not get blur.
Discussion
3 replieshi all,
here's another image of the partner shrimps at play. this time
a red mouth grouper, named for obvious reasons. the groupers are usually in pairs, and as far as i can see are present in all glassfish (yellow sweeper) communities. i'm not sure if the glassfish attract the groupers or vice versa. the glassfish provide the gruopers with a meal, and the groupers provide protection from maruading jacks. these shrimps benefit from the protection and can be found in large numbers and different varieties on glass fish pinnacles. here a partner shrimp is cleaning his guardians teeth.
hope you like.
105 macro at probably 50 mm and probably 125th @ f8. two strobes, but one blocked by the reef
m
John
Tim
hi tim,
no it's not with VR. strangely enough, although currents or surge move you about underwater, the water surrounding the camera has a steadying effect on vibration. it's quite possible to go as low as 1/20th handheld and not get blur.
yes it's challenging...that's why i love it!!
m